William L. May

William L. May (1793-29 September 1849) was a member of the US House of Representatives (D-IL 3) from 1 December 1834 to 3 March 1839, succeeding Joseph Duncan and preceding John T. Stuart.

Biography
William L. May was born in Kentucky in 1793, and he moved to Edwardsville, Illinois before settling in Jacksonville. He became Justice of the Peace in Madison County in 1817 and became a militia captain in 1822, and he went on to serve in the State House in 1828. President Andrew Jackson then appointed him receiver of public monies in Springfield, and he also became a lawyer there. May served in the US House of Representatives from 1834 to 1839 as a Democrat, and he served as Mayor of Springfield in 1841 before heading to California during the Gold Rush of 1849. He died in Sacramento that same year.